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Know Your Stream: Rotating Basin Site Summary
Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties, Southwestern Tablelands Level 3 Ecoregion
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has the statutory responsibility of monitoring streams across
the state in order to identify healthy streams as well as those which may be impacted by non-point source (NPS)
pollution. NPS pollution is pollution which runs off the land from diffuse sources rather than being discharged
from a specific source. If a stream is found to be impaired by NPS pollution, the OCC may be able to
implement a voluntary cost-share program to address the identified problems; however, streams must be
monitored in order to select best management practices necessary for improvement. The OCC’s “Rotating
Basin Monitoring Program” provides the tools to assess and then restore water quality in Oklahoma.
This leaflet gives a brief summary of the assessment results for the second 2-year cycle of the monitoring
program for streams in Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties. The full report can be accessed online at:
http://www.ok.gov/okcc/Agency_Divisions/Water_Quality_Division/WQ_Reports/WQ_Assessment_Reports
or by calling (405) 522-4500 and requesting a copy of the “Rotating Basin Group 2, Cycle 2 Final Report.”
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Cimarron County
Texas County
Beaver County
! Cimarron River
! Palo Duro Creek
! Cimarron River
OCC Rotating Basin monitoring sites within Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties.
Through the Rotating Basin Program, three streams in Cimarron, Texas & Beaver counties were sampled
approximately every five weeks from June 2007-May 2009. Eighteen water quality parameters were measured
or analyzed at each site visit. In addition, OCC staff conducted one fish and habitat assessment and up to four
macroinvertebrate collections. Summer samples were also analyzed for E. coli and Enterococcus bacteria.
Each site was compared to “high quality” streams in the ecoregion, streams known to have high quality fish
populations, benthic macroinvertebrate populations, instream and riparian habitat, and water quality. All of the
data collected has been distilled into a few key components in order to produce an index score of general,
overall stream health, shown on the next page.

Know Your Stream: Rotating Basin Site Summary
Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties, Southwestern Tablelands Level 3 Ecoregion
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has the statutory responsibility of monitoring streams across
the state in order to identify healthy streams as well as those which may be impacted by non-point source (NPS)
pollution. NPS pollution is pollution which runs off the land from diffuse sources rather than being discharged
from a specific source. If a stream is found to be impaired by NPS pollution, the OCC may be able to
implement a voluntary cost-share program to address the identified problems; however, streams must be
monitored in order to select best management practices necessary for improvement. The OCC’s “Rotating
Basin Monitoring Program” provides the tools to assess and then restore water quality in Oklahoma.
This leaflet gives a brief summary of the assessment results for the second 2-year cycle of the monitoring
program for streams in Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties. The full report can be accessed online at:
http://www.ok.gov/okcc/Agency_Divisions/Water_Quality_Division/WQ_Reports/WQ_Assessment_Reports
or by calling (405) 522-4500 and requesting a copy of the “Rotating Basin Group 2, Cycle 2 Final Report.”
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!
!
Cimarron County
Texas County
Beaver County
! Cimarron River
! Palo Duro Creek
! Cimarron River
OCC Rotating Basin monitoring sites within Cimarron, Texas & Beaver Counties.
Through the Rotating Basin Program, three streams in Cimarron, Texas & Beaver counties were sampled
approximately every five weeks from June 2007-May 2009. Eighteen water quality parameters were measured
or analyzed at each site visit. In addition, OCC staff conducted one fish and habitat assessment and up to four
macroinvertebrate collections. Summer samples were also analyzed for E. coli and Enterococcus bacteria.
Each site was compared to “high quality” streams in the ecoregion, streams known to have high quality fish
populations, benthic macroinvertebrate populations, instream and riparian habitat, and water quality. All of the
data collected has been distilled into a few key components in order to produce an index score of general,
overall stream health, shown on the next page.